Shortcut Homemade Lefse - with Instant Potatoes

This shortcut homemade lefse recipe uses instant potato flakes! The result is a time-saving and easy lefse recipe that you can whip up alone or with friends and family. Tender and sweet, this is perfect!

Course Bread

Cuisine Scandinavian

Keyword norwegian, potatoes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Refrigerator Time 30

Total Time 1 10

Servings persons

Calories 112kcal

Ingredients

5 c. instant potato flakes or more as needed
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
½ c. sugar
2 ¼ c. water cold
1 c. evaporated milk cold
1 ¼ c. sparkling beverage Sprite, 7-Up, Ginger Beer, or Sparkling Water
½ c. oil avocado or non-flavored oil

Instructions

To Prepare Dough

In a medium mixing bowl, mix the potato flakes, flour, salt, and sugar.
To the dry ingredients, pour in the water, milk, soda, and oil.
Test to see if you have enough potato flakes by forming a ball of dough slightly larger than a golf ball. Add more potato flakes if the dough sticks to your fingers or is tacky.
Shape the dough into golf-ball size balls (I prefer 60 grams per ball). Slightly flatten the balls so they are disc-shaped and place them in a baking pan.
Cover the pan and refrigerator for at least 30 minutes but up to 3 hours.

To Roll and Cook

Heat the lefse griddle to 400°F.
On a well-floured lefse board or pastry cloth, roll out a ball of dough with a cloth-covered, corrugated lefse rolling pin so the lefse is thin and semi-transparent.
Slide your lefse turning stick between your lefse and the pastry board to ensure you can remove it to the hot lefse griddle.
With your turning stick, transfer the lefse to the heated lefse griddle and cook for about 1 minute on the first side or until there are light brown spots on the cooked side. Turn the lefse with the lefse stick and cook the other side for about 30 seconds or until brown spots appear on that side.
Remove the cooked lefse and place it between two flower sack towels to prevent drying out.
Repeat with the remaining discs. Let the lefse cool completely and fold each piece into half and then quarters.
Store the folded lefse in freezer-safe bags in the refrigerator or freezer. Lefse can be stored for up to 1 year in the freezer.

To Eat:

Heat a defrosted or refrigerated lefse quarter for 10 seconds in the microwave.
Open the piece of lefse and tear it in half or prepare a full circle with desired toppings.
Roll up and enjoy!

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